Heapa heapa Monday links

• Fundraising for Santorum and Casey is nearly full-time. What current jobs?
  
  
• Pennsylvania lawmakers are preparing to get serious about gaming ethics. House, Senate, and Control Board versions vie for Most Groups Annoyed.
  
  
• Will there be a Republican mayoral candidate in 2007? Somehow, they're not getting such an early start...
  
  
• Philadelphia's budget may be flush right now, but last year everybody felt the pinch.
  
  
• Anybody interested in privacy issues and government records handling might be interested in hearings planned by the state court system. You have about ten days left to register to testify, but those interested in listening should just show up March 2.
  
  
• John Baer looks at the Swann nomination -- historic moment, underinformed candidate, charismatic personality. Who can predict what will happen next.
  
  
• DN columnist Earni Young makes another argument in favor of Philadelphia's tax abatements on building and renovation, not least pointing out (a) that recipients of the abatement still pay tax on the prior value of the site, and (b) that it accounts for huge gains to the city in real estate transfer, wage, and other taxes that must be taken into consideration when looking at the net benefits.
  
  
• Dan at YPP looks at some recent polls and finds things to be glad about.
  
  
• Another poster at YPP bemoans Philly's lack of foresight in sustainability planning.
  
  
• Above Average Jane puts would-be Congressman Patrick Murphy under the dreaded historical microscope by looking at columns he wrote as a West Point professor (for the student paper). She likes what they reveal about the man behind the words.